Re: explaining "context" column of pg_settings

Robert Haas wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> >> Robert Haas wrote:
> >>> Please propose a specific patch so we can complain about it. ?:-)
> >
> >> I am proposing Tom's:
> >> ? ? ? http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-docs/2010-12/msg00003.php
>
> That's actually a link to Josh's message, not the one from Tom; I
> assume you mean the patch in Tom's reply.
>
> > It still seems like that material doesn't belong there. ?However, it's
> > largely a restatement of what's said in section 18.1 in a form that
> > matches up with the presentation used in the pg_settings view. ?Maybe
> > it's okay to apply it as-is and just check to make sure that 18.1 is not
> > missing any facts given here.
>
> AFAICS 18.1 doesn't really contain a clear enumeration of all the
> different settings types. We ought to have that somewhere.

I took Tom's patch, applied it, and added appropriate text and links to
address the issues raised in this thread. Patch attached.

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